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Montessori Child Development Center of California

14911 Espola Road, Poway, CA 92064 · San Diego County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 3, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Montessori Child Development Center of California was a licensed child care center in Poway, CA, licensed for up to 70 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 30, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 10, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Apr 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3
Caregiver conduct 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 30, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Pool Safety §1596.814(a)(1)(A)
Based on observation, the facility did not comply with the section cited above for an in ground pool and fencing requirements, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2025
Type B Sep 30, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Pool Safety §1596.814(b)(3)(A)
Based on observation and interview the center did not comply with the section cited above for a life ring with a minimum diameter of 17 inches, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2025
Type A Nov 10, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(e)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the fencing around the pool is climbable chain link, just 4'2", short of the required 5', without a self-latching gatet, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 11, 2022
Type B Apr 26, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interviews with the director, staff and LPA observation, the director did not enforce the use of face masks/coverings on children and/or staff as required by state mandate in January 2022. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2022
Type B Apr 26, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
The director states that she will watch the video entitled Child Care Reporting Requirements on the Community Care Licensing website (www.ccld.ca.gov) and submit a signed and dated summary about reporting requirements via email to LPA by
Plan of correction due May 6, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 26, 2022 Complaint investigation received Feb 7, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 70 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Sep 11, 1978
Closed Jun 3, 2026
Licensee Montessori Child Development Ctr Of California,inc
Last administrator Maureen Schwersensky
State facility # 372001507

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 372001507 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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